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HANSARDAbortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020I thank noble Lords. I want to make it clear at the outset that I, the father of four and the grandfather of seven, am in principle totally opposed to abortion, except in absolute…15 Jun 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland Executive FormationMy Lords, I do not disagree with anything that has been said about the agreement and I am pleased to see a working Assembly once again. However, it concerns me as someone who was…16 Jan 2020HANSARDReport Pursuant to Sections 3(1), 3(6), 3(7), 3(8), 3(9) and 3(10) the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Caine. I knew him first when he was at the Northern Ireland office in Washington, and he was most helpful to me in my early days as…09 Sept 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Having worked in Northern Ireland, he will realise that 90 miles takes you from one side to the other. It is a comparatively small…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am the father of four children and the grandfather of seven and I know the value of human life in terms of babies in the womb. I cannot imagine that the noble Baroness can…15 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, who spoke to us with a degree of hope. I am afraid that when I looked at the Second Reading of this Bill, which came to us from the…10 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am grateful and will try not to delay the Minister’s response. He talked about five facilitators. Were those Northern Ireland civil servants?10 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillWho were they?10 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing the Statement to this House but I have absolutely no faith in the ability of our present Secretary of State for Northern…29 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland UpdateI apologise but, after all these years, noble Lords will understand my deep concern. When will the Secretary of State have the courage to consult those of us who were involved in…29 Apr 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I would be more than happy to be a signatory to the amendments, and I am particularly pleased that two of my Belfast-based colleagues are responsible for tabling them.…19 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI apologise for interrupting the Minister. In reference to the mistake he just alluded to, would I be right in saying that this was not a mistake but a tactic which emanates from…19 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillI apologise for interrupting the Minister again, but will not his solution lead to a divide-and-conquer situation? Do we have any idea of how many individuals will require to give…19 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, very much along the lines of the previous speakers who have addressed this issue, I will start with a word or two about rates. The inequity is that domestic rates have…12 Mar 2019